The Mountain Messenger, Thursday, May 31, 1990 1B
fall of 1988, Gary Aide of
)rte went on a bowhunt for
turned out to be quite
).
got his trophy bull back
)taxidermist and it is on dis-
sporting Goods Depart-
Discount in Fairlea.
)inat story telling of
and nine other hunters
from Montreal, Canada
and from there, to
Circle. Once at the camp,
over 300 miles from any
Gary and his buddies
a lot longer than they
/because severe weather
the planes from coming
up.
were taken up the
to hunt along the rivers
rushy banks. The hunting
because they had to
the caribou to cross the
would have to guess
would come out of the
they could get a shot with a
told me he sometimes
,bOO to 600 yards, try to
and hide from the
doing this all day, it
exhausting hunt.
over 1,000 caribou in
terrain and finally got
!Ugh to get his first one at a
10 yards. His second bull
at a distance of 35 yards,
long shot for any bow.
lucky to have another
who could operate a
because he managed
hunt of his second bull on
Both of the big bulls
for the Pope and Young
h he was stranded for
l, Gary said he would relish
rtunity to go back. The
was just like our De-
and January weather --
snow all the time.
enough
to last the extra d~ys i'n'
camp ran out of food
nothing to eat but boiled
On the Local Front
Paul Wiseman has a big
got while spring gobbler
~rs County. David
old and his gobbler
pounds. J. D. Nelson
is shown with a big
By
JAMES CREWS
smallmouth bass he caught in the
Greenbrier River. The fish was 21
inches long and weighed 5 pounds.
J. D. told me he caught the trophy
bass on a rubber mouse. He wanted
to give the lure a try and on the first
cast, he hooked the big bass. Alfred
Kelly has a big rainbow trout that he
caught on May 6. The trout was 22-
1/2 inches long and weighed 4
pounds, 4 ounces. This has been a
great year for big trout with a lot of
fish caught over 20 inches in length.
David Paul Wiseman
J. D. Nelson
Alfred Kelly
Lewisburg Baseball Camp
es 6 Through
The City of Lewisburg will con-
duct its second annual baseball
camp June 19 through 21.
The camp will be for ages 6
through 15. A fee of $25 will be
charged. Each camper will be given
lunch daily and a t-shirt. Other
awards will be presented. Camp will
begin at 9 a.m. and end at about 2
p.m.
Parents may call and register
their child at 645-2080, Lewisburg
City Hall. Ask for Janet.
On the first day of camp, parents
will be expected to sign an injury re-
lease form and pay camp fees.
There will be a limit to the number of
campers, so call early. Camp will be
open to boys and girls.
Rich Riggleman, assistant base-
ball coach at Greenbrier East will di-
rect the camp. Coach Riggleman
was a former pitcher and first base-
man at Concord College.
Other coaches and former play-
ers will be on hand to aid in the in-
struction. They are Darryl Bartley,
White Sulphur Springs, former
player at Greenbrier East and Glen-
ville State College. Coach Bartley is
the head baseball coach at Green-
brier East 7- the #1 rated high
school team in the state.
Stacey Houser is head baseball
coach at Franklinton, North Carolina
and former player at Concord Col-
15 -- June
iege. Coach Houser was 1st team
all-West Virginia Intercollegiate Ath-
letics Conference.
Joey Altizer is a former baseball
player (outfielder) at Concord Col-
lege where he was Honorable-Men-
tion AII-WVIAC. Mr Altizer is assis-
tant baseball coach at Tazewell, VA
Doug Fuller, head baseball
coach at Concord College, will be
the camp's guest speaker.
Tommy McClintock is playing at
Concord College, all WVIAC selec-
tion his freshman and sophomore
year; Concord College's most valu-
able player; selected WVIAC player
of the week. As a freshman, Mr
McClintock led the nation in triples
at bat.
Mike McDaniels, a former pitcher
and 2nd team AII-WVIAC at Con-
cord College.
Jeff Moran, a former pitcher and
teacher at Concord College.
Several members of the Green-
brier East Squad, which has a .21-2
record and is sectional champion,
will assist the instructors. They are
Kevin O'Neil, Sam Johnson, Richard
Banton, Scott Weikle, Adam Criddle
and Greg Kaiser.
Total enrollment last summer
was 62 players. Players were from
Greenbrier, Summers, Monroe, and
Raleigh counties and Detroit, Michi-
gan.
Kids' Run June 9
At Ronceverte
There will be a 1-mile Kids run
Saturday, June 9 during the Third
Annual Ronceverte River Fe~,~Val.
There will also be a five-mile adult
run. Registration at the Island Park
Skating Rink is 7 a.m. for the 8 and
under; 9 to 12 and 13-14 age
groups. Trophies go to the top male
and female overall and to the top
two in each age group. The course
is on level ground.
Registration fee is $3 prior to
June 5; $5 thereafter.
The adult race starts at 8:30 a.m.
Trophies go to the top three male
and female overall and to the top
two in each age group as follows: 19
and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-
59, 60 and over. The five-mile
course is mostly level with one short
hill.
Entry fees are $6 prior to June 5
and $11 afterwards.
Tee shirts will be given all partici-
pants. Checks should be made pay-
able to Greenbrier County Emer-
gency Ambulance. The races are
sponsored by Humana Hospital
Greenbrier Valley.
Entry blanks may be obtained at
the Information Center located in the
Ronceverte Public Library on West
Main Street.
Tennis Lessons
Set For June
For Girls .............. ==----
College Women's Bas-
:h Russell Hill has an-
there will be a basketball The Third Annual Ronceverte
girls on the Concord Col- River Festival Bike Race, sponsored
rtPus this summer. Theby Crawford's Food Center, will be
held June 15-19 for held Sunday, June 10, beginning at
~18. 8:30 a.m. The 12-mile race will be-
gin in downtown Ronceverte accord-
) features of the fcamlP ing to Steve Cooke, race director.
team consmts o y
A team will have no Entry fees are $12 before June 6
This assures every and $15 afterwards. Fees are non-
playing time during refundable. All entrants will receive
eornpelition. Basketball in- T-shirts. Checks should be made
and team play will be payable to the Ronceverte River
~rdi g to age and experi- Festival, P. O. Box 435, Ronceverte
indi ddual. 24970.
'd College players willMale and female age groups: 19
=imp counselors. Coaches and under; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49:50
;elLrs will stay in the resi- and over.
with the campers. Further information may be ob-
res may be obtained by tained from the Information Center,
:Uss,~lt Hill, Basketball Ronceverte Public Library, West
)ncor( College, Athens,Main Street or by calling Steve
r Calling 384-5347. Cooke, 647-5884.
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Lewisburg's Recreation Depart-
ment wilt again offer tennis lessons
this summer. Mac Park, certified
through the United States Profes-
sional Tennis Registry, will be the
instructor.
Anyone interested in taking les-
sons should be at the Lewisburg
tennis courts June 4 at 6:30 p.m. In
case of rain, the meeting will be held
Tuesday, June 5.
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]-he Mountaineer Horseshoe
Club will host the Mountaineer Open
Horseshoe Tournament June 2 and
3 at Island Park, Ronceverte. This
sanctioned tournament is open to all
National Horseshoe Pitchers Asso-
ciation (NHPA) members. Anyone
may join the NHPA prior to the tour-
nament.
Pitchers may use their high tour-
nament average for the past year or
pitch 50 shoes to qualify (if they
have not pitched in a tournament).
Deadline for entering and qualifying
is 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2. Tour-
nament pitching wilt begin at 12:30
p.m.
There will be several classes for
men, one class for women and one
class for juniors if enough entries.
The women's and iunior's classes
will be held only if there are four or
more entries per class. Trophies and
cash prizes will be awarded. If you
would like more information, phone
tournament director, Bob Baker,
647-4721.
Mini-baseball
Camp
The City of Lewisburg will
again sponsor a Mini-baseball
Camp for boys and girls,8 to 12
years of age, June 19 through
June 21 at Hollowelt Park.
Contact Lewisb urg
City Hall
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Bike Trekkers
For Lung Association
Mountain bike trekkers raised
$21,600 for the American Lung As-
sociation of West Virginia on a 90-
mile trip last weekend. Sixty trekkers
from West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Virginia partici-
pated in the third annual Mother's
Day Bike Trek in Pocahontas and
Greenbrier counties.
The three-day excursion started
May 11 with a ride up Cheat Moun-
tain to Whitaker Station on the Cass
Scenic Railroad. After biking down
the mountain, the trekkers followed
the Greenbrier River Trail with over-
night stops in Marlinton and Camp
Anthony. The trek completed May
13 with a tour and candlelight
Mother's Day ceremony in Organ
Cave.
At the winners' circle celebration
May 12, 16 trekkers were honored
for raising $350 and more in
pledges.
George Sively, reported to be the
..... oldest trekker on the trip and owner
of Organ Cave, was voted outstand-
ing trekker by popular vote. Mr
"Sively charmed the group with his
skin-tight tiger print biking pants and
unshakable good humor, according
to a news release from the Ameri-
can Lung Association.
Radio Station WJLS of Beckley
was the first recipient of a traveling
award for the radio station that both
sponsors a trekker and raises the
most money. Disc jockeys Bob West
and Greg White raised more than
$2,500 in pledges for the event and
participated in the trek.
Christy McKinnon and George
Lilly biked the trail and videotaped
for WOAY-TV in Oak Hill. The tape
will be used to promote next year's
trek as well as mountain biking in
,,general.
In its third year, the American
Lung Association Mother's Day Bike
Trek has tripled both in the number
of participants and income each
year. The proceeds will support the
association's educational programs
for lung disease prevention, smok-
ing cessation, and coping with
asthma and chronic lung disease.
'1 think the enormous growth in
the event is telling us that mountain
biking has great potential in West
Virginia," said Lucian Schrader,
Lung Association director of devel-
opment and trek organizer, at the
c e~ebration. "It is our hope that in
promoting the annual Mother's Day
Bike Trek, we will prompt others to
develop this multimillion dollar busi-
ness for the state."
Several local organizations and
individuals assisted with the trek. Gil
Willis provided biking instructions
and assistance; the Greenbrier Jay-
cees, the Elk River Touring Center,
and the Telephone Pioneers all
helped host the trekkers.
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